Bracketing: When One isn’t Enough
Dear Bubbles: Do you bracket your exposures? Should I be bracketing? ~Confused Dear Confused: The answer to both questions—as with most questions related to photography—is, it depends. The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines “bracket” as “to take photographs of at more than…
Getting it White
Dear Bubbles: I tried to photograph snow for the first time last week but all my pictures came back too dark. I was able to lighten them in Lightroom, but I’m wondering if something is wrong with my camera? Do…
Get a Move On
Dear Bubbles: I’m a little embarrassed to ask, but here goes anyway: how do you get the water to look so soft in your pictures? ~Inquiring Minds Want to Know Dear Inquiring Minds Want to Know: First off, under no…
Histogram is Out of Shape
Dear Bubbles: I shoot in JPEG format. I’ve heard that my histogram should look like a bell curve. I can never get it to look like that. What am I doing wrong? ~Feeling Exposed Dear Feeling Exposed: I’m glad you’re…
Graduating to Grad ND’s
Dear Bubbles: You listed “graduated neutral-density filters” on your workshop’s recommended gear list. I’ve never heard of them before. What are they and what do they do? Do I really need them? ~A Filter Virgin Dear A Filter Virgin: Well,…
Setting Yourself Up for Success
Dear Bubbles: That looks like an oil painting!! Are you free to divulge the camera settings you employed, please?~Tom Dear Tom: You bet! I made the image with my Olympus OMD EM1 Mark II camera, 14-150mm lens set at 31mm,…
